Gen 49:10, Psa 2:6-12, Psa 72, 89:3-4, 19-36, 110:1-4, Isa 9:6-7 | ESV | STEP | The scepter shall not depart from Judah , nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet , until tribute comes to him; and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples .

10 The ^ascepter shall not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler’s staff ^bfrom between his feet,
until tribute comes to him; ^{▼▼By a slight revocalization; a slight emendation yields (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Targum) until he comes to whom it belongs; Hebrew until Shiloh comes, or until he comes to Shiloh}
and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.

Psalms 2:6-12

6 “As for me, I have ^dset my King
on ^eZion, my ^fholy hill.”
7 I will tell of the decree:
The Lord said to me, ^g“You are my Son;
today I have begotten you.
8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
and ^hthe ends of the earth your possession.
9 You shall ⁱbreak ^{▼▼Revocalization yields (compare Septuagint) You shall rule} them with ^ka rod of iron
and dash them in pieces like ^la potter’s vessel.”
10 Now therefore, O kings, be wise;
be warned, O rulers of the earth.
11 ^mServe the Lord with ⁿfear,
and ^orejoice with ^ptrembling.
12 ^qKiss ^rthe Son,
lest he be angry, and you perish in the way,
for his ^swrath is quickly kindled.
^tBlessed are all who take refuge in him.

Psalms 72

Give the King Your Justice

Of ^uSolomon.

1 Give the king your ^vjustice, O God,
and your righteousness to the royal son!
2 May he ^wjudge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with justice!
3 Let the mountains bear ^xprosperity for the people,
and the hills, in righteousness!
4 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
give deliverance to the children of the needy,
and crush the oppressor!
5 May they fear you ^{▼▼Septuagint He shall endure} while ^zthe sun endures,
and as long as the moon, ^aathroughout all generations!
6 May he be like ^abrain that falls on ^acthe mown grass,
like ^adshowers that water the earth!
7 In his days may ^aethe righteous flourish,
and ^afpeace abound, till the moon be no more!
8 May he have dominion from ^agsea to sea,
and from ^ahthe River ^{▼▼That is, the Euphrates} to the ^ajends of the earth!
9 May desert tribes ^akbow down before him,
and his enemies ^allick the dust!
10 May the kings of ^amTarshish and of ^anthe coastlands
render him ^aotribute;
may the kings of ^apSheba and ^aqSeba
bring gifts!
11 May all kings ^arfall down before him,
all nations serve him!
12 For he delivers ^asthe needy when he calls,
the poor and him who has no helper.
13 He has pity on the weak and the needy,
and saves the lives of the needy.
14 From oppression and violence he redeems their life,
and ^atprecious is their blood in his sight.
15 Long may he live;
may ^augold of Sheba be given to him!
May prayer be made ^avfor him continually,
and blessings invoked for him all the day!
16 May there be abundance of grain in the land;
on the tops of the mountains may it wave;
may its fruit be like Lebanon;
and may people ^awblossom in the cities
like the ^axgrass of the field!
17 ^ayMay his name endure forever,
his fame continue as long as the sun!
^azMay people be blessed in him,
^baall nations call him blessed!
18 ^bbBlessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
who alone does ^bcwondrous things.
19 Blessed be his ^bdglorious name forever;
may ^bethe whole earth be filled with his glory!

^bfAmen and Amen!
20 ^bgThe prayers of ^bhDavid, the son of Jesse, are ended.

Book Three

Psalms 89:3-4

3 You have said, “I have made ^bia covenant with my ^bjchosen one;
I have ^bksworn to David my servant:
4 ‘I will establish your ^bloffspring forever,
and build your ^bmthrone for all generations.’” Selah

Psalms 89:19-36

19 ^bnOf old you spoke in a vision to your godly one, ^{▼▼Some Hebrew manuscripts godly ones} and said:
“I have ^bpgranted help to one who is ^bqmighty;
I have exalted one ^brchosen from the people.
20 ^bsI have found David, my servant;
with my holy oil I have ^btanointed him,
21 so that my ^buhand shall be established with him;
my arm also shall strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not outwit him;
^bvthe wicked shall not humble him.
23 I will ^bwcrush his foes before him
and strike down those who hate him.
24 My ^bxfaithfulness and my ^bysteadfast love shall be with him,
and in my name shall his ^bzhorn be exalted.
25 I will set his hand on ^cathe sea
and his right hand on ^cbthe rivers.
26 He shall cry to me, ‘You are my ^ccFather,
my God, and ^cdthe Rock of my salvation.’
27 And I will make him the ^cefirstborn,
^cfthe highest of the kings of the earth.
28 My steadfast love I will keep for him forever,
and my ^cgcovenant will stand firm ^{▼▼Or will remain faithful} for him.
29 I will establish his ^cioffspring forever
and his ^cjthrone as ^ckthe days of the heavens.
30 ^clIf his children forsake my law
and do not walk according to my rules, ^{▼▼Or my just decrees}
31 if they violate my statutes
and do not keep my commandments,
32 then I will punish their transgression with ^cnthe rod
and their iniquity with stripes,
33 but I will not remove from him my steadfast love
or be false to my faithfulness.
34 I will not violate my ^cocovenant
or alter the word that went forth from my lips.
35 Once for all I have sworn ^cpby my holiness;
I will not ^cqlie to David.
36 His ^croffspring shall endure forever,
^cshis ^ctthrone as long as ^cuthe sun before me.

Psalms 110:1-4

Sit at My Right Hand

A Psalm of David.

1 ^cvThe Lord says to my Lord:
^cw“Sit at my right hand,
^cxuntil I make your enemies your ^cyfootstool.”
2 The Lord sends forth ^czfrom Zion
^dayour mighty scepter.
^dbRule in the midst of your enemies!
3 ^dcYour people will ^ddoffer themselves freely
on the day of your ^depower, ^{▼▼Or on the day you lead your forces}
in ^dgholy garments; ^{▼▼Masoretic Text; some Hebrew manuscripts and Jerome on the holy mountains}
from the womb of the morning,
the dew of your youth will be yours. ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain}
4 ^djThe Lord has ^dksworn
and will ^dlnot change his mind,
^dm“You are ^dna priest ^doforever
after the order of ^dpMelchizedek.”

Isaiah 9:6-7

6 ^dqFor to us a child is born,
to us ^dra son is given;
^dsand the government shall be ^dtupon ^{▼▼Or is upon} his shoulder,
and his name shall be called ^{▼▼Or is called}
Wonderful ^dwCounselor, ^dxMighty God,
^dyEverlasting ^dzFather, Prince of ^eaPeace.
7 Of the increase of his government and of peace
^ebthere will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
to establish it and to uphold it
^ecwith justice and with righteousness
from this time forth and forevermore.
^edThe zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

Genesis 49:10